As the venerable soap opera gets ready for its 40th anniversary, Annette Badland, who plays Aunt Babe, has hinted that she may be open to coming back to EastEnders.
It looks like EastEnders villain Aunt Babe is about to make a big splash back in Albert Square. The renowned villain, played by Annette Badland from 2014 to 2017, was really Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer, who drove Annette Badland out of her family home.
It appears like Aunt Babe may be preparing her spectacular comeback to wreak further havoc in Walford after her emotional banishment and her public cursing of the renowned Queen Vic in the pouring rain.
During an appearance on a repeat broadcast of Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh aired on Sunday, presenter Alan Titchmarsh quizzed Annette about a possible return.
Expressing her eagerness, Annette responded: “Yes. Yes I would.”
The conversation continued with Alan remarking: “Well, you cursed them so we’ll see what happens.” and Annette teasing: “I say ‘I’ll be back’ when? I don’t know.”
Alan noted optimistically: “At least you haven’t been murdered. That leaves the door open to a degree.” Annette reminisced fondly: “But I loved working with Danny [Dyer] and Kellie [Bright] and all of them.”
Since Aunt Babe’s departure, the Carters seem truly jinxed. Disaster struck soon after she left, with Sylvie Carter meeting her end in a tragic mishap in March 2017, while Mick and Linda Carter faced a devastating split only to reconcile before his mysterious disappearance at sea
In a more recent storyline from October last year, Linda’s world was shattered by her vile rapist brother-in-law Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo). The subsequent months saw the landlady grappling with Dean’s oppressive presence.
This follows confirmation from EastEnders’ boss Chris Clenshaw that soap legends will be making a return to celebrate the soap’s 40th anniversary next year.
With heavyweights like Chrissie Watts and David Wicks already slated for a return this year, there are reportedly even bigger names lined up for next year
